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APPLICATION FILED IAN,

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5 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

U NTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Josera ,nnnnonrn or comemos, HIoQAssIGNoR Tok THE .iErFnEY MANUFAC- TUBING COMPANY, AooRPceATmN or omo.

DISINTEGRATOR.

To @Zinio/0m t may concer/z;

Be it known that l, Josnrn 1". Dmnnonrr, a citizen oi the United States,' residing at (`oluinl,\ns, inv the'county of Franklin and E tritate of hio,'l1ave invented certain new und useful Improvements in Disinte rators, ot lwhich the following is a speci cation, reference being had therein to the accompanying drav'ving.

This invention relates to improvements in mechanism which is especially adapted for the treatment of paperpulp.

.in the manufacture of'paper from wood fiber two processes are used for reducing .5 the wood'V to a. pulp oneA process Vthe wood is ground mechanically and by the other process it is treated by a ,suitable chemical usually at a high temperature. ,In

either case the result .is the formation of a .more or less liquid pulp, the solid part of 'which is made up of separated wood bers. i After the 'pulp has been made it may then be passedlfdirectly to a paper mill if the 'mill'.is so 'located as to make 'this possible..

ofthe distance between the pulp and the pacity of' the pulp mill over the paper mill, it becomes necessary to reduce the pulp te. a condition in which it can be conifenienthy stored and shipped. This is done by means lol what is known a wet press mnchino. The pulp comes from the wet press machine in sheets resembling heavy wet blottiilg paper. These sheets are then ioidcd .intowhat are known as pulp laps. The-se laps are usually about eighteen inches hv tv.'enty-iour inches in size. and ii'oni two to six inches iYhen the l laps are lirsl; received from che wet press machine they contain about .sivx

l" in this condition but are more usually pressed. in a hydrai'ilic press and holed. 'ihey :or then known as hydraulic or repressed v laps und contain about' .fifty per cerxtfivnter. ir will be appel-ent that the pulp laps will rough thc paper mill in a variety of conditions. Some oi. the .laps on account ci cx- 'lznsurc to the sun will he very hard und dry. others will be wet and inmuch the same condition as when lirst received from the wel; press machine. r@ther laps, especially in winter, will be frozen".l The prob- 3 are siunetimes .shipped to the paper Specification o f Letters Patent.

.the pulp laps, lnmany cusesfhlowcver, eit ier on account" ty-ive. per -l'er and are known asv wet laps.4

stent-'ed Jan. eo, 1915.

sppueation aleja January 2s, 1911. eriaim. 804,175. l

form liquid pulp which will be adapted for. treatment by thef beaters which are dey vices adapted for causing a thorough assimilation of Water by the individual. fibers and for producing an intimate mixture with the pulp of ing, etc., which are added at this stage of the process. Heretofore the' usual practice in treating the laps has been to subject them tothe action of a preliminary breaker into which they are fed by hand after being iirs unfolded. The operation'of these preliminary lilrealters is not howeyer as a rule satis factory as their action is not continuous and after being filled feeding must be stopped until after vthe pulp contained in the machine has been properly reduced.

My present invention has for its object to provide a machine` to take the place of these preliminar;y breakers; which will rapidly continuouslylv and effectively reduce Without unfolding, to small particles adapted to be fed to and to he acted upon by 'the beaters..

in the accompanying drawings l have illustra-.ted the form of my invention which I at present deem preferable.

0a the drawings, Figure l is an end elevation of a machine embodying vmy invention. F 2 is a cross sectional elevation oi' parts of the mechanism shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side elevation. Figflis a plan view. Fig. 5 is a partial plan view showing they parts below the line 'V---V ofiF 2. Fig. 6 is a cross sectional view through one of the drums at theuppcr end ol. the niachine. Y the teeth for the drinn shown in Fig. (3. Fig. S is :i side elevation of the cleaner for one oi5 the toothed evlinders. Fig. l) is a plan view of the cleaner shown in Fig. 8. Fig.` lilis a cross .sectional View through the .line X-` of Fig. t. Fig. 'll is a sido elevation of the chanel' for the other toothed cylinder. Fig. l2 is n plan View of the cleaner shown in Fig. ll. Fig. lI-i is a sectional view through the line XHl-XIH ot' Fig. l2. Fig. 14 is a partial diagrainu'mtic cross sectional View showing the relation ot the cleaners to the toothed cylinders. Fig. l5 is a plan View of the connecting' casting 'between `the up* pei; and-lower parte of the/mach'el/ willig.

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Fig. 7 shows in detail one ol ration partl7 in cross section of the cast-n ing shown iu Figs. and 16. Fig. 18 if; a. plan view of the casting which is connected to the bottom ot the castingr shown in Figs.

15 to'l. Fig. lll a side elevatior` oi" 4the parts shown in Fig. 1&2.. Fig. 2O is Ia cross sertional view along the line XXN XX oi' Fig. 1f). llig. 2l. is a `View showing,r thelirame lor the upper part of the machine with the casing and the rotatingr parte.l removed. Fig. a cross sectional view along' the line XXllm---XXI of l`ig. 21.

Referring to the drawings, 1, 1, represent piers 'upon which mounted the framework or platform il. Y

Mounted upon the framework or platform 2, is a easing Il, which is provided at its top with a hopper-like feed opening Il.

Mounted in suitable hearings o. 5, und (l, are 'two rritatable shafts 7 and. S, which extend horizontallythrough the casing 3.

The shafts 7 and S are eonneeted together :it one end by means of a` large spur gear 9 ou one of the shafts, as for instance 8, and a pinion 10 on the other shaft in engage nient .viththe gear. The 'other end of the shaft 7 carries the spur gear 11 which meshes with a pinion 19 on the shaft 13.

The shaft 13 is mounted in suitable bear ings 14, 14, which are secured to the inaiu frame of the machine.

15 is a belt Wheel on the shaft 1P. ll desired a Supplemental bearing, 16 may he provided for the shaft l3nt a point oiiitside et the belt Wheel. A

17 and 18` are cif'linders or rolls keyed or otherwise secured to the shafts and S. These rolls are provided with a seriefof radial apertures preferably arranged, in rows, therows on ohe cylinder being stag" gered relative lo those on the other. Into these apertures are inserted, preferably with drive tits. teeth 19 such as shown in detail in Fig. 7. Each tooth is: square at its base and has two perpendicular sides which meet in a perpendicular cutting edge. The other two sides of the tooth are rounded off to moet lhe perpendicular cutting edge and form a sharp tearing point. Tt will be observed that the cutting edge of the` teeth ou the cylinder 17, which rotates faster than the cylinder 18. tace in the direction ofrotation oll the cylinder. The teeth on the slower cylinder 18 face in a direction oppo site to the direction ol" rotation of the cylinder.

@ll-is a ollaner for the roll 17. As is clearly indicaltal in Figs. Y11 to 13. this cleaner' comprises a` series of spaced fingers adapted to extend between the teetll to points closely adjacent the surface of the roll. This cleaner is adjustahly held in position by means of bolts 21 -which extend through slotted holes in the connecting casting @Qavhich will be more fully described hereinafter. 33 is a` cleaner for the roll 18 and is similar to the :leaner 20 with th'e exception that itslingers are longer and coact with the roll at a higher point. It is also p adjuslably secured to the connecting casting 2'2, bolts .Q4 being used which extend through slotted apertures in the casting.

l l. have found in practice thatit is ordi narily desirable that the minimum distance between the surfaces ol the two rolls 17 and lil be approximateliY equal to the thickness ot the lap which is to be treated. thr-` laps var): considerably *at different places and from time to time, 1' have provided means `for adjusting the relative position o i' the rolls to-vary this minimum distance la.

[woon them.

The hearings (i. are slidable on the niar-liine .frame and their movement is controlled by means ot' nuts on the threaded rods 25, und 26, Jl. The rods 25, 25.

a re scoured at one end lo heisses on the beanY ings 5, The rods "lili, Q6. are. secured at one end to the slidable bearings 6, 6, und their other ends are slidable in bosses 27, 27, on the main lframe. Tie bolts 28, 528, connect the two parts of the main frame.` By means of the nuts and the threaded rods which have heen described the roll 18 may be moved to an)Y desired 'position relative to the roll 1T. After adjustment the hearings are clamped down b v means of bolts 29. 29. Atteithe positio'n 'of the roll has been ad jiu-led it will ol course be necessary to pro' -vifle another gear Si oi suitable diameter to permit it to properly mesh with the pinn ion l0. A

Vlt will be observed lhat the tie rods 2. 25, serve not onliw to adjust the positions of the hearings u. o. but also serve to securely tie them to the bearings 5. lo prevent the bearings heiner forced apart by au unusir ally thick lapib'eingrlfed betwern the rolls. mgl() j l'l represents a easing positioned below the 'mechanism which I` h a've already described and hav-luga feedfnpening at its top whieh registers with tl lppening through the eonneetimr rastingi' i B1 is a filler plate connected with the casting .22 and serving to provide a continuation ofthe surface ol the passage through' the connerting pier-e.4 gf i 3i! represents as a whole a rotulrv hammer nwchunism which is mounted within the cas# ingrfl() upon the shaft 33 whic is in turn mounted in suitable hearings '34.734, and is driven by means ol a. belt wheel 35. If de sired a balance `wheel 'Elll'imy he provided at the other end ot the shaft 37. 37. represent hanuuers which are pivot ullv rouw-rind between disks 38 which arev meen-ie with a toothed' gi'indi'ng concave 39 which .is

adapted to co'pera-te with the hamm-ers 37, 37. EThis grinding s urf'ce indy, if desired. be mede radially adjustable.

' 40 isagate also adapted to coperste with tllehsnimers 37, 3'?. This is located beyond the grinding concve 39 and serves the double function of n gratte end of :i supplemental 'irinding concave. Beyond the gratey 40 is a free space through which ma.- terial which has been acted upon by the ha'i'm'ers can be discharged. Y l

AAs indicated in Figs. f1 and 2, ,the casing is provided witha lower box'llike part 41. T he bottom of this boxdilte part lis left communicate directly, as shown in Fir! 1 .witha mixing tank which is indicated by 42. lli/'lien the iniitin teni?. is .thus locatediimnediately beneath the ins- 'chmei water supply pipes i3 nnd 44 'are `The pipel communicates directly with the box 4:1, a baffleplate 45 being provided to vprevent the pessage ofthe water against thegrate 4G. The pipe 44 coiiimunicates ivith -the box 41 peferably provided.

thi-ou h a distributing chamber 46 which exten' entirely across thebox and lis 4provided with `zilhxirrfmv slot 4'( which permits a narrow sheet .of water to drop intothe .box 41 and into the mixing tank 42. It will be observed that the materiel thrown out by the hammers .3,7 citer being lulveris'ed is at once 'nterxngledwi h the sheet o Water falling troni' the slot 47. In this 'way the pulp 1s thoroughly and quickly wetted prepara'toly to further tretment 1n the mixing .tank 'nd by the beaters In cases 'in which it is not found convenmy iei'it or 'practicigbl t0. lcate the mixing tank immediately? beneath the machine, an endless. belt conveyercan be provided for car ryin'g the'slu'dded plpv to any convenient point. In Fig.1, I have diagraxnmaticslly indicated a 4part of such a conveyer bj me'ans of dotted lines.

Only a very brief statement of the oper ation offmy im roved mechanism will be necessry The olded laps nre fed into the machine in the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2.- The lan itself .engages the teeth of the relatively slov'vl)7 revolving roll 18 which prevent its being drawn between the rolls too rapidly by the teeth on the rele tively rapidly revolving roll 17. The teeth 0n the roll 17, instead of dragging the lap as :14` whole between the` rollers, merely act to tear od' pieces from the lan as itis moved forwrd relativelv sloivly under the control of the teeth on the .roll 18. The pieces which are torn olf are-thrown down with some violence into. the p'nlverizintifv mechanism below, thropgh the exandin vpassagewaywhich has been deserted. t is tobe that the divergence of the wells ofi a 'way as to be carried entirelyarouhd by the roll-s as they rotate. has been before pointed out the rollsere smooth :ind cylii'idrical. 'lliis fecilitetcs the cleaning' opere tioi1,-as there are no grooves or orevices which the pieces of lap canbecome lodged. As has been stated, it is desirable that the distance between the surfaces of the two rolls 1T and 18 be shbstan'tially the suine as the thickness of thelaps which are to be shredded. This can be accomplished in the manner which has been pointed ont by ineens of the threadedadjustiriliz` rods 25,' 25 and 26, 25 which serve to nieve the bearings upon `which the .roller i8 is mounted. It will2 of course.y be-linderstood that fory each' position of the rolle'rid .a greci' 9 oi' proper diainetez' to mesh witlithe pinion- 10 musrt be provided,` It is to be sbse'tsa in this con nection that when the roilf 1b is moved to' accommodate the machine for laps of greater thicknesses, this 'roll is driven at a lower speed on account; bf the larger geel' 9 which must-be used.. y'If it be assuined that the speed of the roll 17 remains unchanged then the slower speed oi the roll 18` will permit the thicken lap to be fed only nt a slower rete.' more 'time being thus given for the teeth oi the roll l? to act upon it. The pieces. oi' laps thrown down from the preliminary 'icefhig lmechanism are caught by the rapidly .revolving hammers 37' within the casing 3Q. These hammers serve to lgrind the pulp Y ice'es airain-st they toothed sur-five 39. and e 'einst the grate 40. Som-e of tneuresnltgmt shredded particles drop tbfwghthe grate 4U into the mixing tank while'ot'lier particles :ire discharged 'through vthe o'cenin beyond the grate 40, wherel they are -xfiinn'let with the Water from the slot 47 and. tno'rmigiily wetted es before described.

.lt' is. ci? course. desirable that thev two parts of this i'michi c be' driven in proper' tmedrelation with each other.i One c0nvcnieit Way of doing this is indicited in Fig. i which shows a power shaft 1 S carry-- ing belt pulleys 49 and 50. A belt ikserves to drive the upper part of, the mcchanisnny by means of the beltpulley 15., and e beit 52 serves to drive `thelower part of the mechanism by ineens of the belt pulley 35.

What I claim is:- f

l. The combination in ay pulp lap shredder of a primary disintegrating mechanism, comprising u rottablc roll, circumferentially spaced teeth on the roll having;r sharp points and radial cutting edges, the teeth following elio-h other in rapid succession to pierce the laps andcut and tear relatively large pieces therefrom, a duet for receiving Ico vnis

the Suid large pieces from the said primary mechanism, and n secondary mechanmn un ranged te receive the seid large pi. 'i frein the duct und 'disintegrate them into veryf smelt ieces.

t. he cmnhimitinn in n pulp lmp led der of n primary dieintegrntingmechnn n, compi' n rimntnhle roll, circinnleren tinlly spmfeifl teeth on the roll having sharp mints nud rndinl ciitting et i he timli olli-ming each other in rapid succession to pierce the inps :11nd cut and teur relatively large pieeee tlwrelrom' and forcibly dln charge them, 'n stra-ight duct pwiti'mled along the linie: nl difcfhnrge et the Suid l: je pieces for receiving them from the :sind

prima i mechanism, and n Secondary mech@ an'ism. arranged to reeelve the send large pieces from the duf; and disintegrate tlielfi intr ver),7 srnnll pieces.

il. The eimiljuntion Ain n pulp lafp shred' der of' twn liidjncent parallel rolls, means for rotating the rolls at different speeds and in directions such that the laps wall he @might and carried downward between them, teeth on the. slower moving roll having backward directed .radial cutting edges,`teetl\ en the faster moving roll .having forward rected radial cutting edges, the ll'e 1t relative speedis et the rolls cunning the Jd ts olf i pi anch otlwir and tenir thi-i finira into ruin 'ely large pieces, ii duct arranged to lfceive the said large pieces from the sind rolls and teeth, mid a mechanism located :it the opposite end. of the said duct for dit fitt- `-rating und shredding the said large 1,; fes discharged through the Suid duct.

el, In nn apparatus for disintegrnting pulp laps, the combination of n p rlnmry mechanism having devices orengnging e,

lep'nnd separating relatively large pie-mesi therefrom, n duct for rcceivin the en l pieces from the primary mecmnisin, n4 :indu-ry ineehnn-isin, arranged te rcceii" seid lm'ge pieces yfrom the duct them into very :small i mit n. ish t of the wnnll nl; l ondmr unich 5. In a. de i i i ronlhinnthm oli two )jm-willel en I mulls., :nenns'lfoi r ,\t:i'ting the re l: ent Speeds und in i'lireciainus tni'iul will he cziiiglit und gni-1li betii'eeiji, them, 'tlie- :llllerent rl. elf the rolls causing the teeth tl iainldisintegmte material so ci y wird extending duct arranged to eifw torn material from the Enid toothed relis and n mechanism located at the levier end elf mi l und elif: dinor i. yes: nl materiel "geifl from tontied rolls through tl i "nl 6. In n devine el the cle, e descrilieih the combina-tien of two parallel adjacent tenthed nin te rolls-s nrrnngefl to rotate :it di ll" diri s to carry rniilerinltui en them, the dill'crent rel can n g the teeth of the rollt, t inl thus carried downrvni ward extending duet rrr "e imtei'nljfron'i the rolls, the sin lil c -ctenfling 1 xlm fil hij lier further 'treating the terinl discharged ltr-imi the wd-lai .1" dnci'y l 8. ln :L mcciiiininm eil i the nembl'entien eli tim evil: teeti M -iirevenant i "iifcrr 'meint' te im fennel-t im" eli-11i lmr" lingers spitst; te extend l: fr adjacent the sine j nder, thc Enid teeth et i ijiiecm of materiel from hetwceii the ti-rut'h l; ijifevent their being carried firmaid the f. index. n duct for receiving the e 'f of ni. disclmiged from lhe cinhilrrs, :ziiism :if the lower end of the g and. treating the. weee-1 ww,

mngh the duct.

lizminl of tlmr the dei l tlliv: lf.'- lr: @idly i', injures/il veen the teeth fx pinces et iimterizil "f'niw' tleuiicr for the hier, the :sn-id sleur-cil :md positior .cn the .eth of the cylinder tu i-Lh el nmternl from ,hewfw if the Seid cleaner lcr thi, index' ein ni i, inl at poi ts hign engagement of the lingers el ii: 

